Fashion at the Chancellery - with an mdh professor in the room
14.07.2026
Fashion Meets Politics
Prof. Natascha von Hirschhausen (Professor of Fashion Management at mdh Berlin, and founder of WasteLessFashion GmbH) was a guest at the fashion reception at the Chancellery—alongside leading figures from politics and the fashion industry. Chancellor Friedrich Merz was also in attendance, and Gitta Connemann mentioned Prof. von Hirschhausen’s work in her speech.
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz spricht zu den Gästen des Modeempfangs. / Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses the guests at the fashion reception. Foto: BKM/Photothek/Butzmann
Foto/ Photo: BKM/Photothek/Butzmann
At the fashion reception in the Chancellery (left to right):
1.) Roel de Cooman (Board of Directors, Fashion Council Germany) 2.) Scott Lipinski (CEO, Fashion Council Germany) 3.) Christiane Arp (Chairwoman of the Board, Fashion Council Germany) 4.) Esther Perbandt (Designer, ESTHER PERBANDT) 5.) William Fan (Designer, WILLIAM FAN) 6.) Ingeborg Neumann (President of the German Textile and Fashion Association) 7.) Gitta Connemann (Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy) 8.) Prof. Natascha von Hirschhausen (Professor of Fashion Management (B.A.) and Design (M.A.), mdh, and founder of WasteLessFashion GmbH) 9.) Janina Lin Otto (Supervisory Board, Otto Group; Advisory Board, Fashion Council Germany) 10.) Dr. Wolfram Weimer (Minister of State for Culture and the Media) 11.) Marie-Louise Berg (Board Member, Fashion Council Germany) 12.) Dirk Schönberger (Global Chief Brand Officer, MCM; Board Member, Fashion Council Germany).Photo: BKM/Photothek/Butzmann
Austausch zwischen Politik und Kreativbranche beim Empfang. / Exchange between politicians and the creative industry at the reception. Foto: BKM/Photothek/Butzmann · Alicja Bokina
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